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Who Pays the Real Estate Transfer Tax?

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Who Pays the Real Estate Transfer Tax?

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The state and local governments do not care who pays it as long as it is paid. The Recorder of Deeds Office cannot accept a deed unless the tax is paid at time of recording. In most sales agreements, the seller and the buyer split the tax.